Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 5, 2002

Irving Lingo Jr. – Corrections Corporation Of America (cxw)

IRVING E. LINGO JR., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Corrections Corporation of America, has held these positions since December 2000. Prior to joining CCA, Mr. Lingo was Chief Financial Officer for Bradley Real Estate, Inc., a NYSE listed REIT headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, where he was responsible for financial accounting and reporting, including SEC compliance, capital markets and mergers and acquisitions from September 1995 to September 2000. Prior to joining Bradley Real Estate, Mr. Lingo held positions as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President, Finance for several public and private companies, including Lingerfelt Industrial Properties, CSX Corporation, and Goodman Segar Hogan, Inc. In addition, he was previously an Audit Manager at Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Lingo graduated summa cum laude from Old Dominion University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of

Corrections Corporation of America and a picture of things as

they are now?

Mr. Lingo: Corrections Corporation of America (CCA)